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2. After graduating from law school, Darrow worked in the law offices of Clarence Darrow

in Rock Island, Illinois.[2] Between 1999 and 2003, she worked in the Henry County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office in Cambridge, Illinois. In 2003 Darrow became an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois where she prosecuted significant criminal cases involving firearms, drugs, gangs, fraud, money laundering, and corruption.[1]

Judicial service[edit]
On the recommendation of Senator Dick Durbin, Darrow was nominated to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois by President Barack Obama on November 17, 2010 to fill a vacancy created by Judge Joe Billy McDade, who assumed senior status.[2]

The United States Senate confirmed Darrow by unanimous consent on August 2, 2011,[3] and she received her commission the next day.

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